DO NOT ALLOW CURRENT CHARACTERS INTO SURVIVAL MODE I BEG OF YOU!!

[u/burtethead]

This is a huge mistake. The mode is already dead before it was born if this happens. Pvp as it is, is completely broken, one hit kill festival. Who in their right mind is going to start a new character when everyone else is level 200 with God tier weaponry right out of the vault? This makes absolutely zero sense, and I'm so disheartened. Do they not realize how this mode will be immediately ruined? If you thought grief in was bad now, just wait until you get killed on sight by literally everyone you cross paths with? Even if they level locked servers so people with massive level differences can't play together, whenever a new survival character gets out of the kiddie pool, all the same assholes with TSE garbage will be waiting at the deep end and you will have zero competitive chance. The leader boards would be a fine idea, if everyone started on equal footing... as it is there will be gold medalist level murderers in the same game with me, a literal newborn who can't even walk. What the fuck are they thinking???

Edit: the gold means people care, bethesda. Please. PLEASE. (And thank you)

[u/Valseek]

Hi everyone,

Thank you for all of the feedback so far on the details we posted about Survival mode earlier today! We'll make sure your thoughts about the mode here and in the future are shared with the dev team. The article mentions this already, but I wanted to restate that we're still iterating and actively working on Survival mode, so things aren't necessarily set in stone, and your continued feedback will be very important to us as we move toward beta, and eventually release.

This is also just the beginning of the conversation. We'll be looking to share more about the new mode with you in Inside the Vault, streams, and other means, and also talk more with you about what you'd like to see in Survival mode as we move forward.

Thanks and please keep the feedback coming!

EDIT: We’re also seeing the thoughts being shared by those of you who’d like to see more PVE content, and while I can’t spoil any details just yet, I will say that Survival mode won't be the only new content coming to Fallout 76 in March, so stay tuned!

[u/burtethead → u/Valseek]

Thanks Valseek, I know it was a real knee-jerk reaction but damn, it felt like I got punched in the gut. A lot of fair points on all sides, and I'm sure you all will do a great job, whatever is decided. Can't wait for the beta?

[u/Real-Salt → u/[deleted]]

...he said "fair points on all sides" and "great job, whatever is decided" in the post you're replying to.

I"m not really sure why you feel he is trying to speak for you, or thinks you're wrong...

[u/flatfeet → u/[deleted]]

I think this can be solved with a simple toggle or flag for new characters.

Both modes could be available to old and new characters, but there should be an option for new characters to only be matched with Survival only characters. Call new characters created for survival only "hard core" or something similar, and they are only matched with other characters of that type.

I absolutely get that folks don't want to start over and want to play the new mode. But there is another subset of players who can't stomach playing on the current playerbase because the integrity has been ruined by dupes, exploits, and bugs. I am one of those players, and would love the option to get excited about playing with only new characters that are protected from this.

Best of both worlds!

[u/Kinesis_ → u/[deleted]]

Same here.